Chp. 1 Test Review

The Science of Life

 

1. What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.

 

2. Compare heterotrophs & autotrophs.

 

3. Explain the theory of evolution and how natural selection plays a driving role in it.

 

4. The heriditary material of living things is?

5. Explain how growth occurs.

 

6. What is quantative data.

 

7. What are the different results produced by cellular division in a unicellular organism and in a multicellular organism.

 

8. What is an ecosystem?

 

9. What is the relationship between a hypothesis and a prediction.

 

10. Describe a controlled experiment using the terms dependent and independent variable.

 

 

11. List and explain the 6 characteristics of life.

 

 

 

 

12. List several examples of how homeostasis is maintained in the human body.

 

 

 

13. Explain metabolism by definition and example.

 

 

14. Explain what the scientific method is and how it may be used in problem solving.